Corey Heim’s Time in Martinsville: Corey Heim prevailed at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway late Friday night to earn his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season after persevering through both rain and dry conditions, two red flag periods for weather and multiple charges by the highly-motivated veteran Kyle Busch.(Read More)(4-14-2023)
#11-Corey Heim won a rain-soaked Long John Silver’s 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday night. The win was his first of the season, first at Martinsville, and third career Truck Series win. It is his first win under the TRICON Garage banner.
The start of the race was delayed just over two hours following severe weather. For the first time in NASCAR history on a short track oval, the race began on wet weather tires as the track was still damp at the start. The race was incident free through a competition caution on lap 27 when NASCAR deemed the racing surface dry enough for teams to switch to slick tires.
#11-Heim got the lead from #51-Kyle Busch on lap 43 following the restart for the competition caution. He led every lap through the shortened conclusion on lap 124 for a total of 82 laps led.
#51-Busch and pole-sitter #38-Zane Smith were the only other drivers to lead laps Friday night. They finished second and third.
#98-Ty Majeski, #15-Tanner Gray, #99-Ben Rhodes, #25-Matt DiBenedetto, and #17-Taylor Gray finished in positions fourth through eighth.
#1-William Sawalich made his series debut and scored a strong ninth place finish.
#4-Chase Purdy finished 10th.
There were two lead changes among three drivers and six cautions for 63 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 46.849 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Martinsville Speedway
Corey Heim won the Long John Silver’s 200, his third victory in 26 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2023.
Zane Smith (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
Taylor Gray (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
(NASCAR)(4-14-2023)
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Martinsville:
1) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins
2) #11-Corey Heim, 1 win
3) #19-Christian Eckes, 1 win
4) #42-Carson Hocevar, 1 win
5) #98-Ty Majeski, 301
6) #99-Ben Rhodes, 252, +78
7) #23-Grant Enfinger, 211, +37
8) #88-Matt Crafton, 209, =35
9) #15-Tanner Gray, 201, +27
10) #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 185, +11
11) #4-Chase Purdy, 174, -11
12) #2-Nick Sanchez, 174, -11
See the Driver Point Standings and Owner Point Standings
Paint Schemes
To the rear: #4-Chase Purdy(unapproved adjustments).
Pitstall Selections
#38-Zane Smith won the pole for the Long John Silver’s 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 95.651mph for his first pole at Martinsville, second of the season, and third career Truck Series pole.
#51-Kyle Busch will start second, followed by #99-Ben Rhodes, #11-Corey Heim, #25-Matt DiBenedetto, #19-Christian Eckes, #42-Carson Hocevar, #4-Chase Purdy, #15-Tanner Gray, and #23-Grant Enfinger in the top-10.
Did not qualify: 37 trucks entered, so the #90-Justiun Carroll was the lone DNQ.
See the complete Long John Silver’s 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Martinsville Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Zane Smith won the Pole Award for the Long John Silver’s 200 with a lap of 19.797 seconds, 95.651 mph.
This is his third pole in 76 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2023 and his eighth in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Ben Rhodes (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fifth in seven races this season.
Rajah Caruth (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)(4-14-2023)
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Long John Silver’s 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over. Two groups ran 15 minutes each; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#98-Majeski 93.530
#51-Busch 93.116
#38-Smith 92.792
#43-Dye 92.719
#23-Enfinger 92.579
Slowest: #22-Mallozzi, 89.545
Most laps run: #15-Gray, 33
Notes: #5-Thompson will not make a qualifying attempt after making an unapproved adjustment to the truck.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(4-14-2023)
The Entry List for the Long John Silver’s 200 Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday has been released. There are 38 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Sawalich, #20-Perez, #30-Shafer, #34-Mallozzi, #41-Ross Chastain, #46-Villarreal, #51-Busch, #66-Jones, #90-Carroll.
Since 38 teams are entered, two will miss the race. See the complete Entry List page.
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